Table 2

Results from the group receiving red blood cell transfusion

Variable
Baseline
After infusion
P

HR (bpm)
109.4 ± 20.3
108.9 ± 21.7
NS
RAP (mmHg)
10.4 ± 3.7
10.7 ± 4.9
NS
MPAP (mmHg)
25.2 ± 5.0
26.9 ± 5.5
NS
WP (mmHg)
13.4 ± 3.8
13.2 ± 4.5
NS
MAP (mmHg)
76.8 ± 15.8
82.9 ± 17.2
NS
CI (L/min/m2)
4.7 ± 0.7
4.7 ± 1.1
NS
LVSWI (g/min/m2)
38.6 ± 12.6
41.1 ± 13.0
<0.05
SVRI (dyne/s/cm5/m2)
1050.3 ± 336.0
1148.3 ± 398.0
NS
PVRI (dyne/s/cm5/m2)
203.7 ± 58.0
238.8 ± 49.8
<0.05
DO2 (ml/min/m2)
607.3 ± 123.5
647.5 ± 167.7
NS
VO2 (ml/min/m2)



     Calorimetry
168.9 ± 63.1
162.5 ± 67.7
NS
     Fick
142.2 ± 44.9
149.6 ± 41.9
NS
Hb (g%)
9.4 ± 0.5
10.1 ± 0.8
<0.05
Ht (%)
27.8 ± 1.7
29.8 ± 1.8
<0.05
pHi
7.19 ± 0.07
7.21 ± 0.16
NS
Lactate (mmol/l)
1.8 ± 0.5
1.7 ± 0.5
NS

*Mean ± SD. CI, cardiac index; DO2, systemic oxygen delivery index; Hb, hemoglobin; HR, heart rate; Ht, hematocrit; LVSWI, left ventricular stroke work index; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; pHi, gastric intramucosal pH; PVRI, pulmonary vascular resistance index; RAP, right atrial pressure; SVRI, systemic vascular resistance index; VO2, systemic oxygen consumption index; WP, wedge pressure.

Fernandes et al. Critical Care 2001 5:362   doi:10.1186/cc1070